Apparatus for delivering material into receptacles



Jan. 1, 1929.

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Filed Jan 4. 1928 4 Sheets-Sheet 3 FIG 8.

Jan. 1, 1929.

.. 1,697,831 J. G. JACKSON APPARATUS FORDELIYERING MATERiAL INTO REpEPTAcLE's Filed Jan. 4. 1928 4 Sheets-Sheet 4 Patented Jan. 1, 1 929.

JAMEsGEonen Jackson, on strnvnnsmon,

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NEMGURS & Germany, on WILMINGTON, DEL WARE.

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Application filed-January 4, 1928, Serial a e. 244,455, and inGreat Britai D cember 14., lead v This invention relates to an apparatus: for filling receptacles with commodities of a plastic, gelatinous or like nature, and includes means for dividing the commodity, or material, into specified measured charges, and in thereafterinjecting eachcharge'into a re ceptacle. j 5

In the embodiment of theinvention here illustrated and described, the commodity is properly treated or prepared adjacent ,or within a hopper mechanism provided with a plurality of vents, and means are provided for ejecting a measured charge of the com-' modity from each ofsaid vents into a receiver in communication with one of the .vents, each receiver thereafter delivering its charge to 11 receptacle or tube.

The object of the inventlon is the provision of means adapted to automatically and eX- peditiously deliver to each of a plurality of tubes, a measuredcharge of'the commodity beingtreated by the machine.

Other objects of the invention; will be made apparent in the accompanying specifications,

when read in connection with the drawings forming a part thereof.

In said drawings q V v Fig; '1 is a horizontal section taken through a portion of the hopper andreceiver, the piston being shown in plan. i V

Fig. 2 is a similar view show-ingtheireceiver filled with the commodity, and also" showing the piston in a different position; j

Fig. 3 is a sectional view showing acharged receiver, and anassembled tube and a portion of a holder therefor.

Fig. 4 is a view similar to Fig.3, showing 1 I the properly treated commodity gravitating a modified form of holder and tube. Fig. 5 is a View similar to Fig. 3, showing the commodity discharged into the tube.

Fig. 6 is a side elevation, partly in section, g V

. tablel, and carries a gear onitslowe r end,,in mesh with a. co -operating gear L fastupona f rotating shaft/L hung below the table,"'said shaft L. being rotated by a beveled gearL fixed to the shaft, and meshing with a gear L ,'connected by a belt or sprocket Lfi tra ned l over a gear wheel '11 ontheshaft M,'whereby toclutch or unclutch'said shaft to the f showing left hand side of the apparatus.

Fig. 7 is a vertical section taken through a portion of the apparatus, illustrating the means for forcing the commodity through the exitvents' of the hopper. 1

Fig. 7 is a topplan view, partly'broken away, showing the mechanisms for manipu lating the several batteries o'f-receivers.

Fig. 8 is a side elevation pa-rtlyin'section of the righthand side of the-apparatus. 1

Fig. 9 is a plan view, partly broken away therefor.

Figilo is a front elevation f the.

the hopper.

a 12 is a' sectional plan 'VLGW showing 2.

Now referring specificallyto the drawings,

.to show the'oper-ating shafts and theclutches" Y- battery ofreceivers and associated pistons;

in which like reference numerals'indicate like 7 parts throughout the severalyiews in Figs; i '6 and 8 sshown a frame or table 1', adapted "to support the instrumentalitie s to be hereinafter described; Mounted on said tablejlis" i I: a, standard supporting areservoir-C, here shown I as cylindrical/in formation, and; a

spiraled vaneF is mountedfor'rotation: concentrically wlthln said res'ervo1r,being driven by ashaft6, suitable power for rotating said shaft being taken from power shaft M, see

Fig. 8. .Bymeans of suitableclutch mechanism G, the shaft 6 maybe caused by the shaft M to rotate be understood. 7

in either direction, as'will Mounted directly abovethe hopper Q'is-a stirring chamber C, in. which is p'ositioned a stirrer 4, mounted on a shaft 5, extending parallel to the shaft 6, andpperativelyIconnected to the latter for rotation therewithfby .means of gearing indicatedby 'X, at the top of Fig.8; The commodity being treated is placed inthe stirrerfc hamber C, and'is eon stantly agitated by the stirrerl. W hilefnot herein illustrated it is to be understood that ,the chamber U' communicates throughlits bottomxwith the interior of the reservoir 0,}; V

from the chamber G" into said reservoir" to H be disposed of as will be later described.

I Ashaft A extends vertically through the shaftM; all asshown-in Fig 8.- r Theshaft A extends upwardly and is proengagement with teeth formed onthe inner periphery'of a ring A rotatively mounted on said table, it being obvious that rotation of the shaft L" will operate to rotate the ring A a Mounted upon t-he ring A is a plurality of. head-stocks H, eaclrcarrying a number-of; tubular receivers A, the open mner. end of H, and conseque11tly,the positionof the;pis-.

ton E within the receiver A'. This structure is clearly illustrated in Fig. 12.

I As illustrated in Fig. 6, 'arotative shaft K 'is'hung in suitable bearings below the table,.said shaft being driven by gear wheel 9, connected by a belt or'sprocket chain 10 to thegearwheel' 11, on. the power shaft M, and suitableclutch mechanism N is provided to cause rotation of said shaft in clockwise, or anti-clockwise directioirf The other end of the shaft 11K is screw threaded, and ex- .pendant ears 13, surrounding rods 14 which tends through a threaded block K, carried by the lower portion of a frame 12 upon which the ring A is rotatively mounted; The frame 12 is provided on its lower surfacewith guide the frame 12, and the receiverbatteries in their movements to and from the hopper,

for a purpose to be'presently described-.-

As illustrated in lBig. 8, a'cammedshaft 15 is mounted in bearings 16 and extends in parallelism with the'power shaft M, being rotated by means of gear wheel'17', con- A nected by abelt or chain to the wheel 11 car-' ried by the power shaft. The'shaft 15 may be provided with three spaced cams project ing therefrom in as many different planes, said cams being adapted, during-the operation of the machine, to automatically and successivelyengage the upper ends of clutch levers 18 and 19, leading, respectively to the clutch N forthe shaft K, and the cl'utch on the shaft L, ortoen'gage the lower end of the clutch lever 20, leading to the clutch controlling the operation of the shaft 6' and the shaft 5. Suitable spring mechanisms, not shown are provided to automatically restore the several clutches to normal position.

Such structure, is shown in 'my U. S. Patent No. 1,368,934, dated Feb; 15, 1921. or

crank arins may be provided on said shaft 15, so pivotally connected to the'levers 18, 19 and 20, thatrotation of the shaft 15 will alternately clutch andunclutch the shafts 6, K and L, as desired, during the automatic operation of the machine. Y

Asbest illustrated in Figs. 10 and 11, the

[hopper C is provided with a flat outer face 8, preferably formed of metal, tothe inner surface. of which is secured an inner limng of thick elast c, mater1al-7 such as rubber.

The outer face 8 is provided witha plurality of apertures aligned-with the receivers A, and the lining t is also provided with apertures registering with those in the face 8, it being noted that the outer Walls of the apertures in the lining 7 are outwardly flared or beveled, so that the largest diameter of the said apertures greater than that/of the end ofthe receivers to be brought into, contact with said, \VZLllS, as will be hereinafter explained;

Ashereiubefore stated, as the shafts 6 and 5 rotate, the commodity being treated is con stantly agitated and kept in proper condition by the stirrerl, and delivered to the hopper. By proper rotation of the shaft/Kt, abattery of the receivers A; is pulled towards the hopper, the receivers A being so arranged, with respect to tlie aperturesfi inthe hopper, that an open end of eachreceiver A. will enter 7,. to form a lealcproof joint, the pistons E being fullyadvanced' in said receivers, as illustrated in Fig. 1. At this point theclutch fiue'nt "commodity through the apertures: and

into there'ceivers and causing itto, contact the faces of the several pistons and force them rearwardly, the receivers then. being filled with the commodity; Rotation of the shaft is then interrupted, but shaft K is then automatically clutched for rotation to shift the battery of the receivers rearwardly, and shaft L then operated to movethe filled battery of reeeiversclockwise through a 90 arc, or to the position shownz at the bottom of Fig, 7; Y r

In the last named position proper; receptacles, having a closed bottom or end, are slipped longitudinally over each of said receivers. Such receptacles. may obviously be of any desired material adapted to preserve "one of saidapertures; and bepressed against :the rubber walls of tlie apertur-e in the lining the commodity in its proper condition until ra'lity of elongated apertures located exactly in accordance with the arrangement of the receivers, each" aperture in the holder being adapted to receive a receptacle B having a cubical content adapted toreceive the charge of commodity contained in the receiver to be associated therewith, Obviously, a plurality of such holders, filled. with empty receptacles,

one holder be presented "to the filled receiv-- ers as they reach the position last-above referred to and means providedfor moving the holder and receivers the one towards the other, whereby'to cover each receiver I r battery'in zero position in front of the hopper,also automatically, and by the same with a receptacle.

After the receivers are each covered with a receptacle, theshaft L is operated to again rotate the ring A through a 90 arc, to bring the battery to the position shown at the left of Fig. 7.

brought into position so that its several apertures each surround a filled receiver, apor B. In this position, the next rotation of' the shaft K, tending to move a battery of receivers A towards the hopper O, as hereinbefore described, will also move the battery of filled receivers, as shown at the left, Fig. 7 in the same direction, but movement of the cross-head J in such direction is prevented by a fixed stop member P which is secured to the'framework of the table. The headstock H is free for limited movement however, and travels towards the hopper, the block D, carrying the receptacles B remaining stationary, as do also the pistons E connected to the cross-head J, such movement as described causing the commodity to press against the face of the pistons E while the receivers are withdrawn from the receptacles B, leaving the commodity within the latter, the receivers being thereby. emptied. The battery of receivers are then rotated by the shaft L through another 90 arc, and, after the next revolution, are again filled from the hopper. I

It is to be understood that the machine is entirely automatic in its operation, through the clutch mechanisms herein described, the shaft M being constantly rotated, the clutches being so consecutively operated, positively and negatively, that, as the open ends of the receivers contact and become seated against the face of the aperture in the lining 7 the shaft 6 rotates the vane F, causing the latter to force the commodity through the apertures 3 and into said receivers, and then immediately reverses the direction of rotation of said shaft and vane whereby theforward blade of the vane operates to shear ofi the end of the rope of commodity, within the hopper. Immediately after this operation shaft K is operated to move the receivers away from the hopper, and, in turn, shaft L is rotated toturn the'battery to the position, where the receptacles are applied to the receivers, as has been explained, such rotation bringing the battery then in the At this point a die or. holder D, fitted with elongated aperturesadapted to receive each of the receivers and; enveloping receptacles in the battery, is

"270 position, toth'e'zeroposition-in front of i the hopper, where theiempty receivers arefilled. It islto be understood therefore, that the continuousoperationof the machine se-v quentiallyand automatically completes: the

steps, it being'notedthat a movement of the movement of the frame,v evacuates the receivers of thebatteryinlthe -180 position,

and discharges the definitely measured con 1 tents of'thereceivers intothe receptacles,

receptacles'may be filled during the. rotati'on-of the batteries through two arcs of 90" each. Of course each battery of receivers may contain a larger or smaller number of receivers thanls here1n shown, dependent so I upon the capacity of thehopper, and the capacity of the receivers maybe adjusted by varying the position of the pistons therein,

as before explained. Also the hopper may be moved towards the receiver, instead of the reverse being true,in the embodiment of the invention herein illustrated. 5

In Fig. 4 is illustrated a modified form of tubular receptacle B, open at both ends. In 1 this form of holder, a-removable plug 9 is utiliZed,-to close the inner end of the receptacle. a

Various modifications of the structure herein described may be suggested to those skilled in the arts, but my invention covers allembodiments falling fairly Within'the scope of the appended claims.

I claim: I 1

1. Apparatus for filling receptacles with to'contain a supply of the commodity, and having a ventin one face thereof, a receiver movable into position such that its open end may extend into said vent, means for forcing a charge of the commodity into said receiver,

means for thereafter moving said receiver into a receptacle.

i r ,a commodity comprising a hopper adapted I I each of a plurality of receptacles with a com- I modity, comprising a hopper containing a supply of said commodity, a rotative table, a plurality of'batteries of receivers mounted on i said table, each receiver being adapted to take I acharge of commodity from said hopper, means for rotating said table to successively locate each-battery in front of the hopper;

means for successively moving each battery into receiving position with respectto the hopper, means for forcinga'charge of said commodity into each receiver of a battery, means to thereafter move said batteries away .from theho-pper, and means forthereafter ejecting the charge-from each receiver 'of a battery into a receptaclel- '3. i App aratus for simultaneously 1 filling each of 'a' plurality of receptacles with. aeommodity comprisinga hopper =cont-ainmg'i a supplyof said commodity, a plurality of receiverszmovableiin' a circular path in-front of said hopper, each receiverlbeing adapted to take a chargeof commodity fromthe latter 'meansfor successively moving said receivers ill'fLICS of a circle in front, of said hopper,

means for successively bringing each receiver into'charge taking positlon" W1threspect to the hopper, means for filling the receiver with commodity from the hopper,- and means thereafter operable toeject-into a; receptacle the charge contained in said :receiver, said means being actuated-bythe movement of an-' 1 other receiver to chargetakingposition with respect to saiid hopper:

4. Apparatus of the class described, in-

cluding a hopper adapted to contain a. com-- modity, a plurality of batteries of tubnlar receivers; rotatively mounted thev deliveryside of said hopper and adaptedto receive charges of the commodity from the latter,

means for moving said'batteries of receivers to successively brlng each battery 1n posltion whereby the receivers thereof may be filled .With charges from the hopper and means whereby the movement of one battery to re- 

